What to eat and drink at Standon Calling

With a curated edit of London's best and brightest street food, you'll be spoiled for choice at this year's Standon Calling – which is why we've compiled this handy guide of what not to miss

Published: Monday 24th July 2017

Le Bun diner

£35 for 90 mins

If you're more sit-down-dinner than food-on-the-fly you're in luck, as this year Standon Calling is going to be home to a whole restaurant – from the burger kings at Le Bun, no less. Book yourself in to get your chops 'round its classics, including Le Truffle cheese burger, a glorious tower of aged-beef patty, American cheese and truffle mayo, neatly (or not so neatly) sandwiched inside a brioche bun. Or, if you really want to show your hangover who's boss, get yourself down there for brunch, when you'll be able to revive yourself with a smashed avo bun – no explanations needed, but let's just say there's a life-changing chipotle sauce involved. For something more indulgent, get stuck into Le Benedict Bun, with thick-cut maple bacon, a poached egg and hollandaise sauce, or the spiced pork cheek hash: pork cheek, crispy potato, kale (for that all-important health boost), pickles and spiced hollandaise. Oh yes. A word of warning: pre-booking is essential.

An exclusive appearance from The Cheese Wheel

Our most-watched video at the moment? A huge pile of handmade pasta being poured into a giant wheel of Grana Padano cheese and being stirred. Mmmmm. Food porn at its finest from The Cheese Wheel, one of KERB market's best-loved traders. But the time has come where simply watching it on screen isn't enough, which is why you'll find us first in line at the trader's stand at Standon Calling, where it's making an exclusive appearance. Obviously the pasta itself is knock-your-socks off incredible, but you should go just for the Insta posts. We bet you'll be perving over it for months to come.

Nailing the perfect gin and tonic is one thing; perfecting a cocktail using mezcal, the trendiest spirit du jour, is another. And who better to learn from than the producer of a single estate mezcal producer that makes 100% of its spirit by hand? The bar team at Quiquiriqui's bar in the Wadada Woods will be on hand to demystify mezcal in all its glory, where they'll talk you through the unusual distilling process – the spirit is made from agave that's roasted in fire pits, then crushed using a traditional stone and fermented outside in oak vats – and how best to use its smoky, peppery flavours to create an utterly delicious drink. Warning: high hangover risk.

The Real Ale Bar

With festival food and drink continuing to go from strength to strength, you're unlikely to suffer warm, flat pints these days. But Standon Calling is going one step further with its Real Ale Bar, run by Hackney Brewery. There are plenty of beers on offer to keep you busy, but don't miss the festival's very own, specially created brew.